Few issues will not make IPL bad: Sachin Tendulkar

There may be a few problems afflicting the IPL, but Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar said that they don't make the entire tournament questionable.

"I think there are one or two problems in every organization and it does not make the entire organization bad," responded Tendulkar to a query on allegations of spot-fixing surrounding the BCCI's lucrative Indian Premier League.

Tendulkar, who is set to take oath as Rajya Sabha member on June 4, advised young players to follow the people who set the right example and absorb their good qualities.

"I would definitely say this (spot-fixing) is not a good example (to set). My advice would be to follow the people who set the right example. Follow the right direction and absorb all the good qualities," he said.

Tendulkar was speaking to reporters at a function.

A TV sting operation recently showed five fringe players connected to the IPL purportedly indulging in questionable behavior, prompting the BCCI to suspend them besides launching an inquiry.

The cricket body has asked its new anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani to conduct an inquiry and submit a report.